James Harden vs. Zion Williamson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Zion Williamson and James Harden to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Zion Williamson and James Harden have two of the highest career scoring averages in league history (James Harden is also one of the all-time leaders in total points) and here we compare all their scoring stats.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that in the regular season Zion Williamson has a better scoring average and James Harden scored more points, and since Zion Williamson didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that James Harden has better playoff stats. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 5 NBA regular seasons played, Zion Williamson averages 0.6 points more than James Harden in his 16 seasons (24.7 points against 24.1). On the other hand James Harden scored a total of 22,408 points more than Zion Williamson (27,687 vs. 5,279).

Points Per Game			Seasons
James Harden	24.1		16
Zion Williamson	24.7	+0.6	5

Total Points			Seasons
James Harden	27,687	+22,408	16
Zion Williamson	5,279		5

Scoring Titles
James Harden	3	+3
Zion Williamson	0

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

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